Wheel.



K KNUDSEN.

WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JAN.6,1913. 1

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entrain PTENT KABSTEN KNUDSEN, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TC ELECTRIC VTHEEL 00., (ASSOCIATES) OF SPRINGFIELD,

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Specification of Letters Zatent.

Original application filed May as, 1912., Serial No. 699,583- Divided and this application filed January 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Knnsrnn Knnnsnn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Wheels, (the same being a divisional part of my application for United States Letters Patent filed May 24, 1912, Serial No. 699,583,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the casings or housings and associated parts of electricallydriven wheels for trucks and other vehicles, and of other forms of wheels for other purposes, and consists of a certain peculiar wheel structure, having an easily removable front and possessing other advantageous features, all as hereinafter set forth.

The objectof my invention, is to produce a strong and durable wheel so constructed that the entire interior thereof becomes aecessible upon the removal of the front cover plate without disturbing any of the meeha nism that may be contained within the wheel. v

Although the interior mechanism above referred tousually is so intimately associated with the inclosing,.supporting and carrying parts therefor asto bring the combination of the whole under the general term wheel, such term as used herein is to be understood as relating to and designating the inclosing structure and kindred members, rather than the entire combination just mentioned.

A-further object is to provide a Wheel of the class designated with simple but secure and easily manipulated attaching means for the aforesaid cover plate.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description. 'A preferred'form of embodiment of the invention, whereby I attain the objects and secure the advantages of the same is illustrateddn the accompanying drawings, and 1 will proceed to describe the invention with reference to said drawings, although it is to be understood that the form, construction, arrangement, etc, of the parts in various aspects are not material and may be modified without departing from the spirit of said invention.

Serial Ne. 740,337.

In the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of one half of a wheel which embodies my invention as aforesaid; Fig, 2, a central horizontal section through said wheel,'.or a section showing the parts as they would appear if looking down on so much of the structure as is shown in the first view; Fig. 3, an en larged detail in section of a part of the wheel, which illustrates more clearly and distinctly the application of the lock-ring than does the preceding View, and, Fig. 1, a

fragment of the wheel showing a slightly modified form of fastening means for the cover plate.

As illustrated in connection herewith my wheel and its appurtenances are described in detail as follows: Said wheel comprises a rim 1, front and rear plates 2 and 3, respectively, the former being styled the cover plate, and said plates having open centers to the edges of which are rigidly attached front and back hubs & and 5, respectively,

a front lock-ring 6, and a series of bolts 7,

nuts 8, and clamps 9, or in place of said clamps a single clamp in the form of a ring 10. The clamps 9 appear in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and aportion of the ring clamp 10 in Fig. 4. The peripheral edgeportion of the plate 2 is reinforced by means of an insidering 11 which may be riveted or otherwise permanently and rigidly secured thereto, andvthe corresponding portion of the plate 3 is reinforced by means of inside and outside rings 12 and 13, respectively, which may be riveted or otherwise permanently and rigidly secured thereto. The bolts 7 pass through the ing 13, the plate 3, the rings 12 and 11, a d the plate 2, and receive on their front terminals the" clamps 9 (or the to assist in securing the cover plate 2, and we serve in the capacity of direct fastenstructed similarly to the clamps 9 in longitudinal section, so that if such clamp 10 were cut transversely into sections each of; such sections would form one of said clamps 9, and said clamp 10 functions in practically the same way as do said clamps 9.

When an annular rack, as 16, is used in the wheel, as is the case in the present instance, the same is secured against theinside of the ring 12, and the bolts 7 pass through said rack.

The rim 1 has/an internal flange 17 and by means of the bolts, nuts and other fastening members the 'plates 2 and 3 and attached members are clamped to said flange, the inside face of the outer edge port-ion of the rack 16 and the inside face of the outer edge portion of the ring 11 coming in dircct'centact with the back and front edges, respectively, of said flange.

To gain access to the interior of this wheel, it is simply necessary to remove the nuts 8 and the clamps 9 (or clamp 10),

withdraw the lock-ring 6, and slip the late 2 with its reinforcing ring 11 off 0 the bolts 7, all of which can be done readily and without disturbing any of the internal mechanism. The same parts and members can be returned to place as readily as they were disconnected and taken off or removed.

It is understood, of course, that the hubs 4; and 5 are for'the axle members upon which in practice such hubs are mounted to revolve.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a motor wheel,

with a wheel rim, a cover plate, and bolts and nuts securing said plate to said rim, of

a lock-ring adapted to fit into a space between the peripheral edge of said plate and adjacent portions of said rim, and clamping adaptedto fit into a space between the outer edge of said plate and adjacent portions of said rim, and a plurality of clamps on said bolts between said plate and nuts, each of said clamp-s bearing at its outer terminal on the exposed Wide edge of said ring and having, at its opposite terminal a flanged part to bear on said plate.

8. The combination, in a motor Wheel, with arim having an interior projection, and front and back plates, said plates being adapted to embrace said rim projection, of bolts passing through said plates inside of said projection, wedging means for one of said plates, and clamping and fastening means for said bolts and wedging means.

4-. The combination, in armotor wheel,

with a rim having an interior projection,

front and back plates, and an annular rack, said plates with said rack being adapted to embrace said rim projection, of bolts passing through said plates, and rack inside of said projection, wedging means for. one of said plates, and clamping and fastening means for said bolts and wedging means.

KARSTEN KNUDSEN.

Witnesses:

AGNES KKUDSEN, O. B. SEMENS.

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